2018 Map of Henleyfield

About this map

Bogalusa sits at the northern edge of this survey where the meandering Pearl River forms the state line between Washington Parish, Louisiana, and Pearl River County, Mississippi. The landscape is dominated by the complex hydrology of the river basin, featuring the Pearl River Canal, deep swamps like Debils Swamp, and numerous oxbow features such as Ox Lot Slough. Settlement patterns are concentrated along the higher ground near the river bluffs, evidenced by sites like Pools Bluff and the prominent Red Bluff. In the Mississippi interior, the community of Henleyfield and the rail-aligned settlement of Cybur anchor the rural landscape. Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks and local burial sites, including Duffys Cem, Pounds Cem, and McGehee Cem, which reflect the distributed rural population that once lived along the timber-rich corridors of Bogue Chitto and Lees Creek.